§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people have died in England from asbestosis in each of the last 10 years; how many deaths per 100,000 population this represents; and what is the equivalent figure per 100,000 for the area covered by the Crewe and Nantwich constituency;
Death certificates mentioning asbestosis (Great Britain) 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 —together with lung cancer 44 43 33 49 53 59 60 44 56 79 —together with mesothelioma 40 30 64 50 34 53 85 73 77 131 —alone or together with other disease 24 34 41 48 63 73 50 53 40 60 Total 108 107 138 147 190 185 195 170 181 270 Figures are not available on a constituency basis, but of the 270 certificates from 1981, two were from the county of Cheshire. These figures correspond to crude rates of five per cent. per million for Great Britain and two per million for Cheshire.
Under 15 15 to 34 35 to 54 55 to 64 65+ Total Male — — 17 46 70 133 Female — — 2 7 16 25 Total — — 19 53 86 158